Audit Manager/Director State and Local Government

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen); Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 116,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

CLA is seeking an Audit Director/Audit Manager in its State and Local Government (SLG) practice. You will lead engagements, mentor staff, and manage relationships with government clients in the Northeast offices. CPA licensure is required and six plus years in large firms is desired.

The role emphasizes delivering audits and financial planning objectives, driving engagement progress, and ensuring budgets and deadlines are met for community-focused projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• CPA license mandatory.
• Minimum 6 years in large professional services or public accounting.
• Experience leading teams and governmental/audit engagements preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with government clients.
• Oversee audit and financial planning objectives using diverse tools.
• Mentor staff and oversee client engagement teams.
• Lead engagement progress, monitor budgets and deadlines, report findings.

Skills

Leadership

Public accounting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Job description

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.

CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.

CLA is currently seeking an Audit Director/Audit Manager to join our State and Local Government (SLG) practice in our Northeast Offices. Our SLG group is one of the fastest growing practice areas within CLA consisting of 600 professionals serving over 2100 local, county, and state government agencies.

How you’ll create opportunities in this Audit Director/ Manager role:

• Manage and develop relationships with great clients.
• Assist clients in obtaining necessary funding to continue to positively impact their community.
• Assist clients with meeting their audit and financial planning objectives by using a range of tools.
• Be creative with staff development, mentoring, and overseeing client engagement teams.
• Lead the engagement progress by monitoring time budgets and deadlines for adherence. Communicate important developments to the engagement principal along with facts, conclusions, and recommendations.

What You Will Need

• You have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• You have a minimum of 6 years of experience in a large professional services or public accounting firm driving strategic management.
• Experience leading teams of high performing people and managing governmental audits and Single audits strongly preferred
• CPA license certification is required.

Our approach to compensation emphasizes collaboration and career growth. We pay competitive wages and view compensation as an investment in our people. Factors such as geography, experience, education, skills, and knowledge may impact the position of pay within the range.

The compensation range for this position in Maryland is $116,000.00 - $187,000.00.

The compensation range for this position in Massachusetts is $112,000.00 - $187,000.00.

The compensation range for this position in Virgina is $118,000.00 - $187,000.00.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Wellness at CLA

To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.